Here’s a fun and indulgent recipe for an Easy Reese’s Overload Cake — perfect for chocolate and peanut butter lovers!
🍫 Easy Reese’s Overload Cake
🛒 Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (plus ingredients called for on box: usually eggs, oil, water)
- 1 cup chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
For the frosting:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2–3 cups powdered sugar
- 2–4 tbsp milk (to reach desired consistency)
For topping:
- ½ cup chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- Drizzle of chocolate syrup or melted chocolate
👩🍳 Instructions
- Bake the cake
- Prepare cake mix according to package instructions.
- Stir in 1 cup chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups.
- Pour into a greased 9×13-inch pan. Bake as directed and cool completely.
- Make the frosting
- Beat together peanut butter and butter until smooth.
- Gradually add powdered sugar.
- Add milk 1 tbsp at a time until desired spreadable consistency is reached.
- Frost the cake
- Spread frosting evenly over cooled cake.
- Top with candy
- Sprinkle chopped Reese’s on top.
- Drizzle with chocolate syrup or melted chocolate for extra decadence.
- Chill slightly
- Refrigerate 15–20 minutes to let frosting set before slicing.
🔥 Tips & Variations
- Layer Cake Version: Bake two 8-inch rounds, layer with frosting, and top with candy for a party cake.
- Mini Reese’s: Use mini peanut butter cups to cover the cake for extra “overload” effect.
- Chocolate Ganache: Melt chocolate with heavy cream for a richer drizzle topping.
If you want, I can also give you a no-bake Reese’s overload version that’s even faster and super gooey — perfect for last-minute dessert cravings.
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